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There’s no more enchanting way to enjoy Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale than John Kevin Jones’ popular retelling of it at New York City’s only 19th-century home that has preserved both its exterior and all its original, Victorian furnishings.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in 2000, E. Elias Merhige released Shadow of the Vampire, a fictional retelling of the making of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In what many consider to be the biggest cinematic biblical event since The Passion of the Christ, the 2024 film Mary aims to offer a compelling retelling of the Nativity story through the perspective of Jesus’ mother, Mary of Nazareth, aka the Virgin Mary.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There's no place like home... Many have pointed to that message at the heart of Ted Lasso as evidence that the show is, in a sense, a modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in 2000, E. Elias Merhige released Shadow of the Vampire, a fictional retelling of the making of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In what many consider to be the biggest cinematic biblical event since The Passion of the Christ, the 2024 film Mary aims to offer a compelling retelling of the Nativity story through the perspective of Jesus’ mother, Mary of Nazareth, aka the Virgin Mary.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There's no place like home... Many have pointed to that message at the heart of Ted Lasso as evidence that the show is, in a sense, a modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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